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4 results for POSSESSES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 2, 2018	14D	Has	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Fri Jan 26, 2018	34D	Has hold of	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Sun Jul 1, 2007	127A	Haunts	Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais	Shortz
Sun May 13, 2001	130A	What an evil spirit does	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

1 result for POSSESSES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 11, 1993	12D	Has and holds	Robert H. Wolfe	Taub

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